Over the weekend in Helldivers 2, the tireless forces of Super Earth proved that the narrowest of victories can bring the sweetest rewards—particularly when those rewards involve a surprise, galaxy-wide mech giveaway. When a Major Order demanding the liberation of three planets seemed doomed to fail, the Helldivers achieved a last-minute victory so impressive that High Command's rolling out war robots to everyone who can fill a cockpit.
The Major Order in question enlisted the Helldivers to secure Charbal-VII, Charon Prime, and Choepessa IV during a temporary lapse in Automaton defenses, and they had only 72 hours to do it. As the operation entered its final hours, Helldivers had secured Charbal-VII and Charon Prime, but Choepessa IV remained stubbornly unconquered by liberty and sustained bombardment alike.
But if Helldivers 2 players have demonstrated anything, it's their penchant for concentrating their efforts and ordinance when the Galactic War effort demands, especially when there's a big blinking crosshair on their galaxy maps that say "come here and do a thing for extra medals." Marshaling their forces, the Helldivers clinched the lingering percentage points separating Choepessa IV from liberation, and they did it with only minutes to spare.
In a from Super Earth High Command, Arrowhead community manager Mitchell [[link]] Ayre underlined just how narrow the margins were for the Helldivers' nailbiter win. By liberating Choepessa IV with only 42 minutes before Major Order failure, the Helldivers had pulled off a victory with less than one percent of the 72-hour operation timer remaining.
"This display of determination and grit goes to show that [[link]] one should never discount the efficiency and valor of Helldivers when Lady Liberty comes calling," Ayres wrote. To honor the surprise success, Arrowhead's enabled free use of the EXO-49 Emancipator Exosuit stratagem for all [[link]] Helldivers for a limited time. The second mech stratagem added to Helldivers 2, the EXO-49 features a pair of autocannons for chewing up armored enemies.
That's not all the news for Helldivers this week. Earlier today, Arrowhead revealed , an upcoming update for Helldivers 2 adding new enemies, new mission types, and an even more punishing difficulty. Exciting times if you like to shoot at tentacles.